Competition, Encounters line-up revealed for the Berlinale

The full programming has been announced for this year’s Berlinale in both the main competition and Encounters strands.

The headlines are that the competition will this year feature new works from the likes of Hong Sangsoo, Mati Diop, and Bruno Dumont, among others.

20 films will compete for the Golden and Silver Bears, among them two first features as well as two documentaries. Productions from 30 countries are represented. 19 films are world premieres. Six films were directed or co-directed by women. Nine filmmakers have been at the festival before, six in Competition.

“We are particularly proud of this year’s selection which achieves the best possible balance between auteurs we cherish and admire and powerful new voices in the independent cinema landscape. What drives the selection is of course the variety of the stories and their storytellers, but also and even more so the plurality of styles with the goal of showing the extensive possibilities of cinema language,” said Carlo Chatrian, Artistic Director.

In Encounters, 15 films are included, all of which are world premieres. There are two first features plus one documentary debut film. 17 countries are represented. Six films were directed by women.

Here’s the full line-up.

Competition

Another End by Piero Messina | with Gael García Bernal, Renate Reinsve, Bérénice Bejo, Olivia Williams, Pal Aron Italy 2024
Competition | World premiere

Architecton by Victor Kossakovsky
Germany / France 2024
Competition | World premiere | Documentary Form

Black Tea by Abderrahmane Sissako | with Nina Mélo, Chang Han, Wu Ke-Xi, Michael Chang France / Mauritania / Luxembourg / Taiwan / Cote d’Ivoire 2024
Competition | World premiere

La Cocina by Alonso Ruizpalacios | with Raúl Briones Carmona, Rooney Mara, Anna Diaz, Motell Foster, Oded Fehr Mexico / USA 2024
Competition | World premiere

Dahomey by Mati Diop
France / Senegal / Benin 2024
Competition | World premiere | Documentary Form

A Different Man by Aaron Schimberg | with Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Adam Pearson USA 2023
Competition | International premiere

L’ Empire (The Empire) by Bruno Dumont | with Brandon Vlieghe, Lyna Khoudri, Anamaria Vartolomei, Camille Cottin, Fabrice Luchini France / Italy / Germany / Belgium / Portugal 2024
Competition | World premiere

Gloria! by Margherita Vicario | with Galatéa Bellugi, Carlotta Gamba, Veronica Lucchesi, Maria Vittoria Dallasta, Sara Mafodda Italy / Switzerland 2024
Competition | World premiere | Debut film

Hors du temps (Suspended Time) by Olivier Assayas | with Vincent Macaigne, Micha Lescot, Nine D’Urso, Nora Hamzawi France 2024
Competition | World premiere

In Liebe, Eure Hilde (From Hilde, With Love) by Andreas Dresen | with Liv Lisa Fries, Johannes Hegemann Germany 2024
Competition | World premiere

Keyke mahboobe man (My Favourite Cake) by Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha | with Lily Farhadpour, Esmail Mehrabi Iran / France / Sweden / Germany 2024
Competition | World premiere

Langue Étrangère by Claire Burger | with Lilith Grasmug, Josefa Heinsius, Nina Hoss, Chiara Mastroianni, Jalal Altawil France / Germany / Belgium 2024
Competition | World premiere

Mé el Aïn (Who Do I Belong To) by Meryam Joobeur | with Salha Nasraoui, Mohamed Hassine Grayaa, Malek Mechergui, Adam Bessa, Dea Liane Tunisia / France / Canada / Norway / Qatar / Saudi Arabia 2024
Competition | World premiere | Debut film

Pepe by Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias | with Jhon Narváez, Sor María Ríos, Fareed Matjila, Harmony Ahalwa, Jorge Puntillón García Dominican Republic / Namibia / Germany / France 2024
Competition | World premiere

Shambhala by Min Bahadur Bham | with Thinley Lhamo, Sonam Topden, Tenzin Dalha, Karma Wangyal Gurung, Karma Shakya Nepal / France / Norway / Hong Kong, China / Turkey / Taiwan / USA / Qatar 2024
Competition | World premiere

Small Things Like These (Kleine Dinge wie diese) by Tim Mielants | with Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley, Emily Watson, Clare Dunne Ireland / Belgium 2024
Competition | World premiere | Opening film

Sterben (Dying) by Matthias Glasner | with Corinna Harfouch, Lars Eidinger, Lilith Stangenberg, Ronald Zehrfeld, Robert Gwisdek Germany 2024
Competition | World premiere

Des Teufels Bad (The Devil’s Bath) by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala | with Anja Plaschg, David Scheid, Maria Hofstätter Austria / Germany 2024
Competition | World premiere

Vogter (Sons) by Gustav Möller | with Sidse Babett Knudsen, Sebastian Bull, Dar Salim Denmark / Sweden 2024
Competition | World premiere

Yeohaengjaui pilyo (A Traveler’s Needs) by Hong Sangsoo | with Isabelle Huppert, Lee Hyeyoung, Kwon Haehyo, Cho Yunhee, Ha Seongguk South Korea 2024
Competition | World premiere

Encounters

Arcadia by Yorgos Zois | with Vangelis Mourikis, Angeliki Papoulia, Elena Topalidou, Nikolas Papagiannis, Vagelis Evangelinos Greece / Bulgaria / USA 2024
Encounters | World premiere

Cidade; Campo by Juliana Rojas | with Fernanda Vianna, Mirella Façanha, Bruna Linzmeyer, Kalleb Oliveira, Andrea Marquee Brazil / Germany / France 2024
Encounters | World premiere

Demba by Mamadou Dia | with Ben Mahmoud Mbow, Awa Djiga Kane, Mamadou Sylla, Aicha Talla, Saikou Lo Senegal / Germany 2024
Encounters | World premiere

Direct Action by Guillaume Cailleau, Ben Russell
Germany / France 2024
Encounters | World premiere | Documentary Form

Dormir de olhos abertos (Sleep With Your Eyes Open) by Nele Wohlatz | with Chen Xiao Xin, Wang Shin-Hong, Liao Kai Ro, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Lu Yang Zong Brazil / Taiwan / Argentina / Germany 2024
Encounters | World premiere

The Fable by Raam Reddy | with Manoj Bajpayee, Priyanka Bose, Deepak Dobriyal, Tillotama Shome, Hiral Sidhu India / USA 2024
Encounters | World premiere

Une famille (A Family) by Christine Angot
France 2024
Encounters | World premiere | Documentary Form | Debut film

Favoriten by Ruth Beckermann | with Ilkay Idiskut
Austria 2024
Encounters | World premiere | Documentary Form

Ivo by Eva Trobisch | with Minna Wündrich, Pia Hierzegger, Lukas Turtur, Lilli Lacher, Johann Campean Germany 2024
Encounters | World premiere

Khamyazeye bozorg (The Great Yawn) by Aliyar Rasti | with Mohammad Aghebati, Amirhossein Hosseini, Saber Abar, Mahin Sadri, Mehrdad Ziaie Iran 2024
Encounters | World premiere | Debut film

Kong fang jian li de nv ren (Some Rain Must Fall) by Qiu Yang | with Yu Aier, Di Shike, Wei Yibo, Xu Tianyi, Gu Tingxiu People’s Republic of China / USA / France / Singapore 2024 Encounters | World premiere | Debut film

Mãos no fogo (Hands in the Fire) by Margarida Gil | with Carolina Campanela, Marcello Urgeghe, Adelaida Teixeira, Rita Durão, Ricardo Aibéo Portugal 2024
Encounters | World premiere

Matt and Mara (Matt und Mara) by Kazik Radwanski | with Deragh Campbell, Matt Johnson, Mounir Al Shami, Emma Healey, Avery Nayman Canada 2024
Encounters | World premiere

Through the Graves the Wind is Blowing by Travis Wilkerson | with Ivan Peric, Travis Wilkerson, Matilda Jane Wilkerson, Dalton Wilkerson USA 2024
Encounters | World premiere

Tú me abrasas (You Burn Me | Du verbrennst mich) by Matías Piñeiro | with Gabi Saidón, María Villar, María Inês Gonçalves, Agustina Muñoz Argentina / Spain 2024
Encounters | World premiere